Internship at Forward Partners
Location: GB, LND, London
Department: FP
Employment type: Other
Required experience: Internship
Required education: Some College Coursework Completed
Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity
Function: Other

Company profile:
Based in Hoxton, London, Forward Partners are a “startup catalyst”, combining investment with practical hands-on expertise and insight.We're investors in very early stage ecommerce companies.  Our team have the experience to enable entrepreneurs to succeed.  We do more than advise and mentor. We help the best entrepreneurs quickly find a great product-market fit with our expertise in customer discovery, coding, design, customer acquisition, testing and analysis as well as offering office space.Companies invested in include: Hailo, Zopa, Wool and the Gang, Thread, Big Health, Stylect, Makers Academy, Blik Book, DriftRock, Top10, SnapTrip, Loyalty Bay and Appear Here

Job description:
About usBased in Hoxton, London, Forward Partners is a “startup catalyst”, combining funding with practical hands-on expertise and insight.Our mission is to invest in the UK’s top eCommerce startups and offer them best in class help to succeed.  Our team of startup experts have the tools, tricks and experience to enable entrepreneurs to rapidly and securely grow their companies. We do more than advise and mentor, we roll our sleeves up and get involved. Our support spans customer development, coding, design, customer acquisition, recruitment and fundraising. We also offer co-working space to our companies.Companies we’ve helped include: Hailo, Zopa, Wool and the Gang, Thread, Big Health, Stylect, Makers Academy, Blik Book, DriftRock, Top10, SnapTrip, Loyalty Bay and Appear Here

Requirements:
About the roleThis internship will be a chance to work directly with the Partners of the business as they complete the set up of their fund structure.  You will assist the Managing Partner as he attends meetings with potential new investors to the fund, taking care of preparation and follow up for these meetings.  You will also assist in the set up of the fund administration; collecting information required for Due Diligence on investments, creating the data rooms and filing systems related to our investments, and working on a project to regulate the firm directly with the FCA.This is an exciting chance to work in a fun, fast moving environment at the heart of London’s tech scene with an innovative venture capital fund and would suit an individual who is looking to learn about the tech startup sector or develop a career in venture capital or private equity.About youYou are studying towards a Masters in business administration (or equivalent)You have the necessary permissions to work in the UKYou are confident, driven but of humble natureYou have strong intellectual ability and great clarity of thoughtYou are persuasive, verbally and in writingYou have mastered business software applications such as Excel and PowerpointYou are highly organised and dependableYou enjoy working in small teams at paceYou have a capacity for hard work and the time available to dedicate yourself fully to this assignment (3-4 months starting mid-August 2014)

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